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Howie Mandel Admits he has mixed feelings about apologizing to others Kelly Ripa back their awkward interview exist Live with Kelly and Mark.
“If anyone is offended (or) if anyone feels I did something wrong, then I will apologize,” Mandel said on the show on Tuesday, March 31. “Billy Bush’s Hot Mic” Podcast. “I don’t believe in apologies but as I said in the post I kind of regret posting this and I don’t think you should apologize for a joke.”
The series began on March 23, when Mandel was being interviewed by Ripa, 55, and her husband, Mark Consuelosexist live. Ripa noted that Mandel recently celebrated his 70th birthday, then joked that his age “means nothing.”
When Consuelos interjected that Mandel looked “great,” the comedian retorted, “I do look great. That doesn’t mean anything to me.”
this America’s Got Talent The judge complained that he didn’t like people commenting on his age because it was always seen as a “warning.”
“Because you tell people you’re 70 and they say, ‘You look great,'” he added.
Ripa tried to clarify that she wasn’t trying to say that Mandel “looks great for a 70-year-old guy,” before interrupting again, “That’s like saying you’re smart for a stupid person. ‘Oh, you look smart! You look smart!'” I don’t look good. “
Mandel later added during the conversation, “Well, actually, before we went out, there was a mirror in the back… Honestly, now I’m going to be serious: I’m beautiful. I am. I am.”
“You are a thing of beauty,” Ripa quipped.
Howie Mandel, January 2025.
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe awkward interview clip quickly went viral, causing Mandel publicly apologizes Awkward moment a few days later.
“I’ve been debating whether I should post this for 48 hours and I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing,” he said via Instagram on Saturday, March 28. “Philosophically, I don’t think comedians need to apologize for a joke. It’s just a joke, a joke, and no offense was intended.”
Mandel noted, “You can’t like it, and in all my years in this business, I’ve never publicly apologized for (a joke).”
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long time Live with Kelly and Mark executive producer Michael Gelman Make fun of the controversy Replying to Mandel’s Instagram post, she wrote: “One thing we can all agree on during these divisive times is that you do look great for your age.”
This comic has appeared nearly 50 times on major websites Live with Kelly and Mark and previous iterations dating back to 1995. He often guest hosts live She joined Ripa after her original co-host (late) left Regis PhilbinNovember 2011. (Michael Strahan and Ryan Seacrest Later serving as co-host alongside Ripa before Consuelos joined full-time in 2023. )
